Gas

The meter is situated in the cellar. The heating and hot water are powered by the gas boiler. The fire in the lounge and the hob in the kitchen are also powered by gas.


Water and heating

The hot water tanks
There are two hot water storage tanks in the house; one is situated in the bedroom 1 airing cupboard and the other in the loft next to bedroom 5. The tanks store hot water heated by the boiler. Water from the tank in bedroom 1 is used by the kitchen (sink, washing machine, and dishwasher) and shower room 1 (sink and shower). Water from the tank in the loft next to bedroom 5 is used by the bathroom (sink and bath) and shower room 2 (sink and shower). The shower in the bathroom is electric and heats its own water as and when it is used.

The cold water tank
The cold water tank is situated in the top cupboard on the landing outside bedroom 5.

The boiler
The boiler is situated in the wall mounted cupboard next to the back door in the kitchen. The boiler is controlled by the white panel under the boiler cupboard in the kitchen. Water can be heated by the boiler continuously, once a day, twice a day, or never by selecting the appropriate option on the panel. If selecting once or twice a day, the appropriate times will also need to be entered. The heating can be turned on continuously, once a day, twice a day, or never by selecting the appropriate option on the panel. If selecting once or twice a day, the appropriate times will also need to be entered.

Manually turning on the hot water
If the hot water runs short and you need to heat some outside the automatic scheduled hours, you can use either the control panel (gas) or the immersion switches (electricity). Using the control panel, either press the button next to ‘hot water' for the boiler to heat hot water for an hour, or move the switch to the ‘continuous' position. The first of these two options will automatically turn itself off after an hour. The immersion switches are situated next to each hot water tank. These use an electric heater to heat the water in the tank. Beware, as this method uses a lot of electricity and will not automatically switch itself off.

Manually turning on the heating
Should you wish to put the heating outside the automatic scheduled hours, either press the button next to ‘heating' for the boiler to operate for an hour, or move the switch to the ‘continuous' position. The first of these two options will automatically turn itself off after an hour.

Gas fire
Situated in the lounge, this can be turned on using the switches located behind the ‘base plate' under the fire itself. Remove the base plate by pulling on the round handle. Push in the knob and turn to the left as far as it will go whilst pushed in. You will hear the spark as you do this. Hold for 15 seconds to allow the gas supply to ignite fully. Slowly release the knob by letting it push back out and turn fully to the left for full heat. Turning to the right once it is running will turn the heat down, and turning fully to the right back to the start position will turn off the gas supply and switch the fire off.